THE GOG and MAGOG INVASION

UNDERSTANDING BIBLE PROPHECY

Session 7:

THE GOG and MAGOG INVASION

The Fate of Israel’s Enemies

(Ezekiel 38-39)

The historic animosity between Jews and Arabs began with Abraham’s attempt to the .

This animosity has been magnified by .

The Bible is not anti-Arab. However…

If Ezekiel 38:1-6 describes a future battle, why are such primitive weapons mentioned? Two possibilities:

THE PLAYERS:

Gog –

The Nations Following Gog

1. Rosh-
2. Magog-
3. Meshech, Tubal, Gomer, Bethtogarmah-
4. Persia-
5. Cush-
6. Put-

What do you notice about these nations?

They’re all current enemies of ; predominantly .

THE SCENE: (Ezekiel 38:1-13)

Ezekiel 38:9 sounds like an .

“Unwalled villages” (vv.10-11) refers to:  

We can identify the “people… gathered from the nations” (v.12) as .

What makes them a target?

Verse 13 may well reflect:

FOUR ELEMENTS OF GOD”S JUDGMENT ON GOG:

All of this will be God’s in the affairs of men.

God will destroy the Islamo-fascists and Russians, not only those on the but those .

How will He do this?

God may well be using the Gog-Magog invasion to once and for all the of Israel.

THE TIMING: (Ezekiel 38:8)

Is it possible Ezekiel’s prophecy refers to a previous invasion of Israel?

“Latter years” in Ezekiel 38:8 refers to:  

Ezekiel 39:9-10

Ezekiel 39:9-10: After the battle, Israel will burn the plunder for:

Why is this length of time important?

The seven years burning the plunder of God must be spent before the but could be before or after the .

Ezekiel 39:11-16: How long will it take to bury the bodies of Gog’s forces?

THE REASON:

Why will God destroy the Russo-Islamo-Fascist invaders?

• Because they’re against and .
• So and the will recognize God’s and . (Ezekiel 38:16, 23; 39:6-7; 22, 28)
• The appropriate response to acts of judgment, whether recipient or observer, is .

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GOG/MAGOG AND ARMAGEDDON

GOG/MAGOG:

Gog’s invasion is made of allied nations.

ARMAGEDDON:

Campaign will be made up of on the earth.

GOG/MAGOG:

The invasion comes from the . 

ARMAGEDDON:

Campaign comes from the .

GOG/MAGOG:

Purpose: To . 

ARMAGEDDON:

Purpose: To .

GOG/MAGOG:

Will be . 

ARMAGEDDON:

The nations will be .

GOG/MAGOG:

Invaders will be put down through . 

ARMAGEDDON:

Forces destroyed by .

GOG/MAGOG:

Invaders put down in the . 

ARMAGEDDON:

Forces put down between .

GOG/MAGOG:

Launched while Israel is living in . 

ARMAGEDDON:

Launched while Israel is in .